FM Maas Meets Afghan Leaders, Pledges Continued German Support
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in a Kabul meeting with the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah communicated Chancellor Merkel s message that Germany will stand by the people of Afghanistan and “shall continue its support in different fields including to the ANDSF,” Abdullah s office said.
“We consider . Germany as a strategic and reliable partner of Afghanistan and appreciate its contribution to the peace process,” Abdullah said. “We also underlined the importance of a unified position within the republic in support of peace as well as preserving our gains.”
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Conflicts should be resolved as per UN Charter, say Lavrov
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April 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has appreciated the role of Pakistan in the peace process of Afghanistan. He said that Russia expects that the meeting of the extended ‘Troika’ on March 18, 2021 will give a necessary impetus to the Intra-Afghan negotiation and active role of Pakistan in the preparation of this event is appreciable.
Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov expressed these views during in an interview and its important points are shared below:
Q1.: Recently, another round of consultations took place in Moscow as part of the extended “Troika” on Afghanistan, which will likely to be followed by a session of talks in Doha. What are the prospects for an intra-Afghan dialogue given that the government of President Ashraf Ghani avoids such negotiations? How will peace and security in South Asia be affected by India s unilateral actions in Kashmir, its active par